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Tuesday, November 9, 1965
"Are You Gonna Bother To Vote Today?"
David Rotliman
I Stye Satlg ar s
Opinion of the DaUy Tar Heel are expressed in its
:$ editorials. Letters and columns, covering a wide range
of views, reflect the personal opinions of their authors,
ERNIE McCRARY. EDITOR
"Doing Our Duty"
If anyone was surprised when Student Legislature -dropped
campus radio out the fourth floor window of
New East a few weeks ago, he shouldn't have been.
Last spring the bill that would have set campus
radio on its way to operation was hemmed in commit
tee until it finally died a slow "death by verbosity
on the floor.
Some of our fine and conscientious student repre
sentatives said they were worried about spending the
money campus radio would require. "We need to know
how our constitutents feel. Before we authorize this
expenditure we have to be sure they really want it,"
they said. "We want a referendum."
That sounds noble and worthy. But close observers
of the phenonenon of Student Legislature were skeptical
of the sincerity of that plea of "let the people speak."
The people did speak 4,400 of them and more
than two-thirds of them said "yes." That early skep
ticism was justified when the legislators, two and a
half weeks after the election, neatly disregarded the
vote and did what they had intended to do from the
start.
Some argued that it was unfair to let those 3,301
who voted for the proposal in the campus-wide election
speak for the rest of the students.
But was it unfair to let 2,966 students decide last
fall that UNC would continue its affiliation with the
National Student Association? Was it unfair to let 2,875
students speak for all the others in selected a president
of the student body last spring?
To argue that the turn-out in the refendum was
too insignificant for the busy legislators to bother them
: selves with approaches the ultimate in hypocrisy. Pri
; vately, they admit the number of voters and" the af
firmative three-to-one majority were nothing short of
;.' fantastic. Publicly, they try to discount them.
The Campus Radio Committee is a bunch of dedicated
I: die-hards who are not going to give the project up until
; every possible resource has been used. They have
: started an initiative petition which, when it gets about
1,200 signatures, will be submitted to the president of
? the student body. When he determines the petition is
"in good order," according to the constitution, he will
direct the Elections Board "to conduct an election on
this bill in not less than six, nor more than fifteen
days after he shall have received the petition and bill
... A majority of the votes cast in the election shall
be sufficient to pass the taili v. V A
Pardon us if WE choke a bit whenever we hear
any of the 19 legislators who voted campus radio out
talk about "representing the wishes of our constitu
ents" in the future. Indeed, that is their job, and for
the enlightenment of those constitituents whose rep
resentatives voted against radio, we offer this infor
mation concerning district, name and referendum vote
in that district:
Dwight Allen, SP, MD VII, Aycock, Graham, Stacy, Everett,
Lewis 384 for, 127 against.,
Ellen Allen, UP, WD III, Spencer, Smith, Whitehead
162 for, 32 against.
Hugh Blackwell, SP, MD II, town students 70 for, 74
against.
Jim Brame, SP, MD II, town students 70 for 74 against.
Kathy Cauble, UP, WD I, sororities, Victory Village, town
49 for, 28 against.
Clark Crampton, UP, MD III, town students 88 for 44
against.
Miriam Dorsey, SP, WD V, East and West Cobb 126 for,
28 against.
Gail Feik, SP, WD VI, Winston-54 for, 20 against.
Sandy Hobgood, SP, MD VIII, Joyner, Alexander, Connor
203 for, 88 against.
Don Johnson, SP, MD XI, Craige-313 for, 84 against.
Steve Jolly, SP, MD VI, Grimes, Manly, Ruffin, Mangum
269 for, 72 against. 6
Bryan McCoy, SP, MD XII, Morrison-524 for, 139 against
Don McPhaul, UP, MD VII, Aycock, Graham, Stacy',
Everett, Lewis-384 for, 127 against.
Jim Robinson, UP, MD VI, Graimes, Manly, Ruffin
Mangum 269 for, 72 against.
Dave Rowe, UP, MD IV, town students-S8 for, 44 against
Alexa Smith, SP, WD I, sororities, Victory Village, town
49 for, 28 against.
Leon Soloman, UP, MD III, town students-S8 for, 44
against.
Charlie Morgan, SP, MD IX, Avery, Parker, Teague 229
for, 95 against.
In every instance, save two, these legislators voted
against the proposal which voters in their district
soundly endorsed.
If we had voted for radio in the referendum and
our legislator is one of these, we would be inclined to
provide him with a little ''feedback" and let him know
that once he is elected he should not plug his ears and
close his eyes.
The thoughts of yet another petition are not par
ticularly tasteful, but it is the price of dealing with a
group of individuals who play by the rules whenever
it suits them.
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Speed Traps In Carolina
By DAVID ROTHMAN
Gov. Dan Moore recently asked the
State Highway Patrol to see if policemen
here pass out too many tickets to Florida
bound tourists.
The Automobile Legal Association, a
Boston-based organization, had charged
that eight "speed traps" are operating in
Eastern North Carolina.
All this is public knowledge, but what
isn't known to most people is the secret
talk Moore held with the association's rep
resentatives. I didn't attend, but I've got a good idea
of the Governor's remarks:
". . . Of course we notice an alarming
increase in law enforcement . . .
"... I know it's disturbing that the
police are catching more motorists . . .
". . . Certainly ... It is totally unfair
for us to request anybody to respect the
speed limits . . . but I simply can't go
along with your suggestion that we remove
the radar sets from our patrol cars . . .
". . . You man we oughta put a governor
on the motors of all police vehicles so they
couldn't go over the limit to catch speeders
. . . Yes, I agree . . . it's fine to be
consistent . . . However, . . .
. . . That's one approach ... We could
send any patrolman who gives out too
many tickets back to driver training
school . . .
". . . Yes, many of younger patrolmen
are highly irresponsible . , . If they con
tinue giving out as many tickets as they
have been, we'll send 'em to juvenile court
". . . No, I don't think we should auto
matically take away the driving licenses of
highway patrolmen who bag too many
motorists . . . Doing this would deprive
them of their livlihood . . .
" . But you've gotta remember that
many patrolmen haven't the time to show
up in court . . - Why don't we let them
pay their fines by mail? ...
"... I know those big patrol cars are.
too powerful for immature highway patrol
men .. . Okay ... In the future we'll
buy Volkswagens. . .
"... I fully realize it gives the police
an unfair advantage and costs lots of tax',
money . . . We'll remove the radios frorrv
the Patrol cars as soon as possible . . ;
. Yes, sirens are also an unneces-.
sary expense ... I guess there's no reason!
in the world why the police can't attract:
the motorists' attention with hand signals;
"... Of course the period of twilight
is the most dangerous time to be on the
highway . . - That's when they give out
the most tickets ... !;
"... I know they are getting too power
ful for the good of the state . . . That's;
right ... The average citizen is 100 per
cent against this terrorism . . . I'll recom
mend that the IIUAC immediately invests
gate these charges of 'extreme police
activity' ... ;
. . . Certainly . . . We have good reason :
to suspect that many police forces are op-;
erating under cover and calling themselves;
hunting lodges or improvement associa-
tions ... -;
"... I am indeed suspicious of any'
group which conceals its activities . . . The
cops will probably take the Fifth Amend
ment, but we'll at least try and see if
they'll reveal the locations of those speed
traps . . ."
Letters To The Editor
ocial Fraternities Are Here To
Stay
Editor, The Daily Tar Heel:
After reading the Nov. 5 article in the
DTH "Residence Colleges Pose Threat" in
which Dean Long so expertly expressed his
views on the social fraternities here at Car
olina, I, as a fraternity member, feel com
pelled to express my criticism.
I cannot believe the logic I read was
quoted from a dean of any school, much
less the school at which I decided to persue
my highest education. Dean Long seemed
to base Jhis entire , argument on the fact
-that social fraternities are on the decline,
or more aptly as he expressed it himself,
"I don't know if the social fraternity will
make it." Dean Long said that in 1957 UNC
boasted an enrollment of 6,000, and 25 of
its students were affiliated with one of 24
social fraternities. He further went on to
say that currently with more than twice
that enrollment, fraternities comprise only
19 of the enrollment with one less fra
ternity. After careful thought on this matter and
with due respect to Dean Long, I would
like to ask out of which comic book he
produced such unsound and erroneous log
ic? I completely agree with the facts as
Dean Long presented them, but I do not
think that these mere facts should be word
ed in such a manner as to cause misin
terpretation of the entire fraternity system.
The impression that one would obtain
after having read the article is that fra
ternities are declining gradually in size
when in actuality this concept is completely
contrary to fact. Twenty-five per cent of the
6,000 students of 1957 would result in 1,500
students being in fraternities. Nineteen per
cent of the approximately 12,000 students
this year would result in 2,200 of the stu
dents in fraternities. Is it not true then
that there are more students in fraternities
currently then in 1957, indeed, some 700
more students. Suppose we divide this fig
ure by 24 (the number of fraternities in
1957,) this would mean an average addition
of 25 members to each fraternity. It is
rather difficult for me to understand why
fraternities are being "threatened."
As for "Brooks Brother bigotry," should
it be "Arrow bigotry?"
I quote Dean Long as having said, "I
very much want to see fraternities make
it." ... Is this really true?
Gary Hankins
Sigma Nu
Editor, The Daily Tar Heel:
Residence Colleges Pose Threat?
Obviously poor-informed and misdirected
parties have made the interesting observa
tion that the Greeks' long-established insti
tutions are being threatened by the thriv
ing Residence College System. The frater
nities at the University of North Carolina
hardly consider the success of the Resi
dence College System a threat since they
have endoresed and strongly promoted
these newly founded institutions. Last fall
at the Reidsville Conference on the Resi
dence College System the participating stu
dents, a large majority of whom were
members of fraternities helped to develop
and gave their whole-hearted support for
the establishment of these institutions.
Thursday evening Student Legislature
passed three bills whose total of $3650.00 is
to be distributed among three Residence
Colleges: Scott, Morrison and Morehead.
The bulk of each of these allotments will
be spent for social functions. Fraternity
members in Student Legislature voted
unanimously for these bills.
Dean Long states, "fraternities have al
most got an inferiority complex ..." As I
review the most recent Social Fraternity
Scholastic Averages and Rankings for the
school year of 1964-65, I find that the all
fraternity average was higher than the all
men's average. Inferior? Going further, it
seems that the majority of campus leaders
are fraternity members. Inferior? With so
many students participating in rush each
year, it is quite evident that the Greeks
are here to stay, and, may I add, in fine
standing.
For many years fraternities have housed
and fed many hundreds of: students. The
University would not be able to provide for
these students if they were to suddenly re
quest housing. I am sure that Dean Long
would agree that fraternities are a great
aid to student housing.
Fraternities as institutions are able to
accept but a small quota of those going
through rush each year, and thus, those
who are not accepted are black-balled. In
most instances, those back-balled are re
fused because of the fraternities' limited
facilities to house, feed and entertain them.
Dean Long's feeling that, "If fraternities
keep up their black-balling and Brooks
Brothers bigotry, I don't care if they don't
succeed" is misdirected and hardly justi
fiable. Any reference to Brooks Brothers
or their faithful patrons is more properly
directed toward individual taste than to fra
ternities. Fair consideration is due to fraternities
by Dean Long and the faculty. Our position
is well-established and will remain so. As
to Residence Colleges, fraternities are one
hundred per cent for their success.
David W. Goodnow
Chi Phi
Editor, The Daily Tar Heel:
The article by Fred Thomas surprised
us so much that we feel it a necessity
to write this letter. Surely Dean Long or
Fred Thomas doesn't expect anyone to be
lieve the 'information' published in the Fri
day, Nov. 5, Daily Tar Heel concerning fra
ternities? In the first place anyone who has
had an elementary math course in high
school would have sense enough to know
that if the number of members of the social
fraternities at UNC stayed the same while
the enrollment increased the percentage of
fraternity members would naturally drop.
The fact is 25 of 6,000 students is 1,500;
while 10 of 12,000 students is 2,280. This
shows clearly, for the benefit of Fred
Thomas, that there has not been "a decline
in the strength of the fraternity system,"
but a rise of 52 or 780 student affiliates.
"The Residence College System was
never intended to threaten fraternities."
Dean Long, they never will so long as ad
ministration allows them to function under
their own government. This past year there
were no ill effects felt by any fraternity
because of the new Residence College idea
as Thomas would believe people believe.
The only effects felt have been because of
restrictions imposed by the I.F.C. or the
faculty. The one fraternity that has dis
solved since we have been here did so not
because of the Dorm Revolution but be
cause it could not survive the strong com
petition among the other fraternities.
If fraternities have an inferiority com
plex we would certainly like to see a group
with a superiority complex. Surely Dean
Long isn't serious. If he is may he never
awake from his deam world . . . The shock
may shake the snug nest in South Building
basement.
There is a term we would like to Dean
Long to define, "Brooks Brothers bigotry."
If this infers what we think it does, Dean
Long is not only in a dream world, he is
a long way out of touch with a system in
which he used to be an active member
and one with which he is supposed to be
acting in an advisory capacity. This so call
ed "B B b" is a method used not only by
fraternities, to tell if a rushee is aware that
other people are looking at him, but also
by the numerous companies interviewing on
the campus. (I guess Dean Long doesn't
"care if they don't succeed" either.) In the
fraternity with which we have been asso
ciated, and I know in many others, clothes,
as well as looks, grades, and background
is considered only slightly as much as one's
personality and one's ability to impress fa
vorably during rush. I hope Dean Long or
Fred Thomas wouldn't have the reader be- '
lieve that anyone dressing according to
style will be passed by every house on cam
pus. If this were true 90 of the men at
Carolina would be in fraternities. On the
other hand, fraternities do not black-ball a
person strictly on bis nonconforming dress.
If you don't believe this, take a look in
big or little fraternity court some Saturday
after a football game.
We would like for Dean Long to be more
specific about "predominately sophomorish
, organization." We don't know of any fra
ternities that allow themselves to be run by
last year's pledges. It is true that many
upperclassmen move out of the house into
apartments, but they do so for various
reasons.
Again we know of no fraternity that has
a president or vice president in his second
year. We think that if the Dean of Men!
would spend less time speculating and more:
time investigating it would not only broack
en but also enlighten his thoughts.
Finally we find Dean Long's opinions
highly contradictory; "I believe in local
autonomy for every fraternity freedom
from the national office and freedom from
the university." But he says, "Also, if fra
ternity men consistently performed higher
than the rest of the campus men, vthey
would have no problem with the faculty."
Also, he predicted that the fraternity of the
future will have to put more emphasis than
ever before on academics. He cited two
reasons for this: (1) The matter of appeas
ing the faculty and administration, (2) The
fact that every year "students are of a;
higher intellectual potential . . . Many on
the faculty wonder if such a selective group
is in place at an institution of public edu
cation." Facts:
You will find even with "joy-rides," all
night sessions, parties every weekend, work
details to keep the "sub-standard" house in
repair, rush, pledge training and chapter
meetings that the overall fraternity grade
average is higher than the overall men's
average. ;
Also even with "sub-standard housing,!
"Brooks Brothers bigotry," "Mickey Mouse
aspects" and Residence College threat, fra
ternity membership has increased by 52;
It is also a fact that even with their
numerous other responsibilities fraternity
men have in the past and still do hold the
majority of student government and activi
ties offices. This doesn't seem to suggest
that they are hiding from responsibility.
Fraternities are not dying.
Ernie McDonald
Bob Shipman
Bill Honan
Haynes Wiilingham
Carl Ferguson
KA House
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